Jewish Contribution to Civilization Reassessing an Idea |
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| Editor:
| Cohen, Jeremy
Cohen, Richard I. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-906764-43-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.45USD $38.45 |
Book Description:
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This book investigates the idea of a distinct ?Jewish contribution to civilization? as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. Offering a broad spectrum of academic opinion, it explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition and how it has influenced the history of the Jews and of others. It also considers the centrality of the concept in modern Jewish culture and for modern Jewish studies.
This book investigates the idea of a distinct ?Jewish contribution to civilization? as it has been understood from the seventeenth century to the present. Offering a broad spectrum of academic opinion, it explores the role that the concept has played in Jewish self-definition and how it has influenced the history of the Jews and of others. It also considers the centrality of the concept in modern Jewish culture and for modern Jewish studies.